CVE-2005-0603 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive path information via invalid regex syntax in the highlight parameter, exposing internal file paths.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-0603?

CVE-2005-0603 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 1 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a highlight parameter containing invalid regular expression syntax, which reveals the path in a PHP error message.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0603?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpbb Group Phpbb.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0603?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-0603 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0603 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Phpbb Group Phpbb vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mqh2-67f9-5wg9.

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